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rumba

DEFINITIONS OF: rumba

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n a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

Synonyms:
rhumba
Type of:
folk dance, folk dancing
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)

n a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

Synonyms:
rhumba
Type of:
ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom

n syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

Synonyms:
rhumba
Type of:
dance music
music to dance to

v dance the rhumba

Synonyms:
rhumba
Type of:
dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
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